Rare Ebola outbreak declared in Uganda
Sep 21, 2022, at 06:13 pm
New York: An outbreak of Ebola virus has been declared in Uganda after a case was confirmed in Mubende district, in the centre of the country.
Pakistan floods: Six month wait for water to recede, warn relief agencies
Sep 21, 2022, at 04:59 pm
New York: Millions of people in Pakistan are still deeply affected by catastrophic flooding which “is not going anywhere”, UN relief agencies said on Tuesday.
India records 4,510 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 21, 2022, at 03:20 pm
India registered 4,510 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.33 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
France approves Omicron-adapted vaccines for booster shot
Sep 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Paris: The French national health authority (HAS) approved three bivalent mRNA vaccines against the Covid-19 Omicron variants for a booster shot during the vaccination campaign starting on October 18.
UK-based One Web's 36 satellites arrive in Sriharikota for launch
Sep 21, 2022, at 01:13 am
Chennai: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) will be launching UK-based One Web's 36 satellites in an exclusive commercial launch using its heavy indigenous rocket GSLV-MKIII from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota SDSC-SHAR.
Uganda declares Ebola breakout
Sep 20, 2022, at 11:21 pm
Kampala: The deadly Ebola virus has broken out in central Uganda, said the country's health ministry.
New UN guide helps support perinatal mental healthcare in 'stigma-free' environment
Sep 20, 2022, at 09:13 pm
New York: Almost one in five women will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth, the UN health agency said on Monday, launching new recommendations for health authorities worldwide, to help improve women’s lives.
India records 4,043 fresh COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,043 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.37 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Mexico, 1 dies
Sep 20, 2022, at 03:07 pm
Mexico City: A 7.7 magnitude earthquake shook west-central Mexico on Monday, causing some structural damage on the anniversary of two previous major earthquakes in 1985 and 2017.
Two die as typhoon Nanmadol hits Japan
Sep 19, 2022, at 08:52 pm
Tokyo: Two people were reported dead and another missing on Monday after powerful typhoon Nanmadol landed in Japan's southwestern region of Kyushu, bringing rain and gales, local media reported.
India records 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 19, 2022, at 03:15 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 4,858 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 2.76 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Monday.
Magnitude 6.9 earthquake hits Taiwan, no casualty
Sep 18, 2022, at 10:11 pm
Taipei: An earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit Taiwan on Sunday, triggering panic in the region where it was felt.
India records 5,664 new Covid-19 cases
Sep 18, 2022, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi: India has registered 5,664 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.
Global cooperation to protect the ozone layer can ensure a better future for us all
Sep 17, 2022, at 09:21 pm
New York: As the Montreal Protocol to Protect the Ozone Layer turns 35 on Friday, World Ozone Day, the United Nations has said that continuing the level of cooperation that led to the treaty’s adoption and success is just what is needed to protect life on Earth, end the climate crisis and ensure a brighter future for us all.
PM Modi releases 8 Namibian cheetahs in Madhya Pradesh national park on 72nd birthday
Sep 17, 2022, at 08:10 pm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his 72nd birthday by releasing eight cheetahs from Namibia in Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park Saturday in an ambitious project to reintroduce the animals in the South Asian nation after their extinction some 70 years ago.
Karkinos Health Care inaugurates Cancer Care Center in Kolkata
Sep 17, 2022, at 05:29 pm
Karkinos Health Care, supported by Tata Group, Reliance Foundation and Mayo Clinic, has recently inaugurated a Cancer Care Center in Kolkata's Agarpara.
India records 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:58 pm
New Delhi: India registered 5,747 fresh COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.69 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Saturday.
Sep 17, 2022, at 03:05 pm
Gwalior: As many as eight cheetahs have arrived in India from Namibia and soon they will be released in Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday.
India records 6,298 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours
Sep 16, 2022, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 6,298 new cases in the past 24 hours as COVID-19 positivity rate touched 1.89 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Friday.
Eight Namibian cheetahs to be ferried to India on Sept 17
Sep 15, 2022, at 11:53 pm
Windhoek/IBNS: Eight Namibian cheetahs will be ferried to India in the Boeing 747-400 flight after which they will be released by PM Narendra Modi at Madhya Pradesh's Kuno National Park on Sept.17.
The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is in sight: WHO
Sep 15, 2022, at 06:01 pm
New York: As the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 plunged to its lowest since March 2020, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the end of the pandemic is now in sight.
Syria: Cholera outbreak is ‘serious threat’ to whole Middle East
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:25 pm
New York: The official declaration of a cholera outbreak in the Aleppo region of Syria at the weekend, represents “a serious threat to people in Syria”, and the whole Middle East region, said the UN humanitarian relief coordinator for the country on Tuesday.
Climate change impacts ‘heading into uncharted territory’, warns UN chief
Sep 14, 2022, at 10:18 pm
New York: “Climate science is clear: we are heading in the wrong direction”, declares a major, multi-agency UN climate science report released on Tuesday, with a focus on increasing fossil fuel emissions and rising greenhouse gases, now at a record high, which risk thwarting plans to reduce global temperatures and avoid climate catastrophe.
TERI signs MoU with Tata Steel Foundation
Sep 14, 2022, at 09:54 pm
New Delhi/Jamshedpur: The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Tata Steel Foundation (TSF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday in New Delhi to collaborate on implementing the latest stage of The Green School Project which aims to create awareness about environment conservation in the school network.
India records 5,108 new OCVID-19 cases in past 24 hours
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:47 pm
New Delhi: India recorded 5,108 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.44 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2022, at 03:19 am
The Centre has removed popular antacids, including Ranitidine, from the essential medicine list over cancer concerns, media reports said.
COVID-19 cluster infections in Chinese universities continue to spike amid new semester
Sep 14, 2022, at 02:16 am
Beijing: The Chinese capital Beijing reported eight confirmed local COVID-19 cases and two more whose preliminary test results returned positive as of Saturday afternoon, linked back to a university campus as China continues to battle against the disease.
Top honours for surgeons from USA, India and Spain in International Robotic Surgery Innovation Award
Sep 14, 2022, at 01:02 am
New Delhi / Michigan: Robotic surgeons from USA, India and Spain were named the top 3 winners in the K.S International Robotic Surgery Innovation competition hosted by the Michigan-based robotic surgery evangelist Vattikuti Foundation.
India registers 4,369 new COVID-19 cases, daily positivity rate touches 1.25 pct
Sep 13, 2022, at 03:25 pm
New Delhi: India registered 4,369 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours as the daily positivity rate touched 1.25 percent, as per data released by the Ministry of Health on Tuesday.
Typhoon Muifa hits Japan's Okinawa
Sep 12, 2022, at 08:54 pm
Tokyo/UNI: Typhoon Muifa has brought heavy downpours and gale-force winds to islands in the southwest of Japan's Okinawa, Japan's weather agency said Monday.